Conservative People's Party of Estonia

The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) is a right-wing populist party in Estonia that was founded on 24 March 2012. The EKRE was founded as the merger of the People's Union of Estonia and the Estonian Patriotic Movement, and it is descended from the ethno-nationalist camp that emerged at  the time of the Singing Revolution. The EKRE saw the survival of the Estonian ethnicity as its main objective, and it sought to provide support to young Estonian families, lower the emigration of Estonians, and prevent immigration from outside the European Union. The party also supported leaving the EU, as well as the implementation of Swiss direct democracy. The party held little representation in the government, as it was an extreme far-right party.